The North Wales Weekly News

LIanrwst Petty Sessions. On Monday, before Co.lonel. San.dbach, Messrs 0. Isgoed Jones and H. J. W. Watling, Colonel Higson., Messrs L. W. Je.lf Petit, W. B. Halhed, W. J. Williams, Edward Mills, J. R. Williams, and William Hughes. A BAD RECORD. David William Jone's (better known as Will Jones Bach ") wa.s charged with being drunk and disorderly on Saturday. P.C. Holgate said he saw the prisoner in Bridge-street, righting with another man. He separated them and told them to go. home. The -other man. went away quietly, but prisoner used disgracefiu'l language, and he was obliged to. lock him up. .Superintendent Beresford said this was pris- oner's 36th appearance. He was convicted three times during i0to8, two of the fines had not yet been paid. and for those he' would have to go to prison that dav. A sentence of 14 days with hard labour was irt.Si.cted. A LARGE FARMER CHARGED WITH 'CRUELTY. THE CASES DISMISSED. !Mfr John. Roberts, Cae Melwr Farm, LIanrwst, was charged with causing cruelty to a cow, and John Jones, a youth in his employ, for iM.trea.t- ing the same. Mr E. A. Crabbe, Abergele, prosecuted on be- half of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to. Animals, and Mr R. 0. Davies defended. Inspector Wyae said he was standing' in his own garden at 4 p.m. on the 22nd March, when he saw defendant Jones driving a red and white cow oa the highway near the School Bank-ter- race. It was very lame, and could scarcely get along. Defendant was urging her along with a stick and pushing her, but she could only walk four or nve yards without stopping. He went to him and examined the animal. She was an aged cow, in poor condition., and extremely lame on the near hind foot. She also had a large lump tender the throat, which Aas very hard, and appeared to be an abscess. He told defend- ant Jones that she was net fit to' travel, and he agreed, and in reply to. his question told him that his master, John. Roberts, had sent him 'with the cow. He was taking her to the Rail- way Station, and she had been. sold to. go. to Manchester. Witness then caused the cow to. be removed to. a yard close by. She was covered wnth a lather of perspiration, and steam was ris- ing from her body, which was proof she was suffering great pain. She could not put any weight on. one foot, but was simply hobbling along. Jones said she had been lame for a long time. The otbe.i feet had also been bad, but had recovered, but this foot had gone worse. The cow was lame that morning, but not so lame as she was then. He said it was a very nasty thing for him to have to drive a co.w in that condition, and that he had great dimculty in getting her alomg. When. the animal was placket in the yard, witness examined her, and found her very tender on .the near -foot, and the lump cm the throat, and on Tuesday, the 23rd. he went to examine the cow with Inspector Gibbs. The co.w w.as. ultimately taken back in a noat. When they got to, the farm on the 23rd the animal was laying down. When Gibbs put his. finger on it, matter oozed out, and it was with dimculty that she got up, and she was just as lame as she was on the previous day. Later in the day they met the defendant Roberts, on the Market- square. Inspector Gibbs told Roberts, who he was, and that he had been investigating this matter, and in reply to. questions put to hi'lh, said he knew the cow was lame, and had been so for some! time, but that the other feet had been bad and got better. He also. told the In- spector that he had instructed the man to take it to the railway station, but that she was. not quite so lame when she started as she was when she re-turned. Gibbs told him that the cow was quite unfit to. travel, and if he had taken it to the railway station the railway people woruld have not taken her, as she was unfit to. travel by rail, let alone by road. Cro.as-examined by Mr R. 0. Davies He had told them, everything as far as he could ramem- befr. She was suifering great pain. An animal suffering pain was sure to. lather..He. had been brought up amongst cattle, and he never saw a co.w so lame. in his life, nor in such a condition. P.C. Ho.lgate corroborated. Inspector Gibbs, of the Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to, Animals, stationed at Llan- d.u.dno, said from information received, he visited the farm., and sow defendant Jones. Wit- ness told. him he had received a complaint from the police with reference to a cow driven to LIanrwst on the previous day, whilst n a very lame condition. Jones replied., The cow has been lame about a week," and added that his master told him to. take the co.w. Witness saw the cow lying down in the shed, and with dim- culty the animal was got up by Jones. Whilst she "was standing on three legs he examined the foot and found the. joint fearfully inflamed, and om the slightest pressure, the matter oozed o.ut. .She was taken out of the shed, hobbling on three legs. It was in an. emaciated condition,, and quite unfit to, travel by road any distance. The same day he wa;s in company with Inspector Wyse, and he saw the defendant Roberts, and said to him he had received a complaint of a cow which was driven to. L.lanrw.st on the previ- out day whilst in a very lame condition, and saw the m.a.n, Jones, who told him that he (Ro- berts) had- ordered him to. take the cow to the station yard. Roberts replied I told him to take the cow yesterday. I knew she was lame in one foot. All her feet had been bad., but the o.thers had got better." Witness told him that the animal which he had seen was fearfully lame and not fit tOl travel to. the station, which is just over a mile, and not fit to, travel by rail, and Roberts replied that he would keep her in until she was better He again visited the farm, in company with Mr. Roberts, veterinary surgeon, Colwyn., on the 25th of March, and the latter examined her is his presence, and in his opin- ion it was cructlty to drive her twenty yards. By Mr R. 0. Davies His visit was on the 2Jrd. ;He did not express any opinion to. the vet previous to the examination, and did not discuss it with him. His opinion was that she was suffering from tubercular inflammation of the foot." He had considerable experience with animals., as a veterinary as.sista.nt. She might live a considerajble time. Robert Roberts, M.R.C.V.S., Pendre, Old Colwyn, said he accompanied the last witness on the zdh March, and iÜllnd the animal quite un- able- to put'her foot on the ground. The cow was in the last stage of tuberculosis, and quite unable to put any weight on one foot. She was .also. suffering from dropsy on the chest, and was nothing but a bag of skin and bones, and wiaa .suffering from tubercular aHritis of the foot. In his opinion it was very cruel to. drive a cow in .that condition. The matter had dried up by the time he had got there. Bv M.r R. 0. Davies: Thrush was a sign o.t another disease, .and not common in cattle. He had examined for the Society off and on. for many years. The disease was rot common, onliy in cases where they were neglected, and it was constitutional in all cows. If a kind of foul existed it would only be a slight discharge. This was a tubercular fouil. He also said she was dropsical, and gallons of water were m h<s- chest, and quite incurab'he. She would, perhaps, be in the same condition that day, especially if she had been relieved of the water. It wou,ld give her eaae. Water on the chest was a symp- tom. of tuberculosis. There was also. other evi- dence of tubercular mischief. He would say it was impossible for the cow to recover. By Mr Crabbe: It was very cruel to walk her o-n the highway. „ ? ? For the defence, Mr R. 0. Davies called the defendant, John Jo'ne.s, who' stated that he had been in Mr .Robertas service for four months. He was ordered! to take the cow to the station. IHe did not notice that she was lame in th)e momi.mg, nor did be notice any infIa-mmatiotL. He did not notice any steam arising fro.m the cow. She had just got worse when Inspector Wyse saw him, and he thought she might have trod on a atone Mr Roberts said the cow belonged to him. He was vice-president of the Vale of Conway Ag- ricultural Show Last year. She had suffered ifrom thrush, but had, recoverca. This foo.t was the Last to get bad, and had been bad for three of Lour weeks, and she had been treated with home preparations!. He saw a good many suffering in this way in the course of a year, where there was a herd of 3° 00* 4° cattle. His opinion was that the damp heilds caused the troubles. This cow was lame, but had got bet- ter. When he sent the cow he never thought she was in pain, otherwise he would never have started her, and there was no' indication of pain whan she walked. By Mr Crabbe He sold the cow and a bull together for £15 los. She had an, enlargement, and she had been lame. She was not in a very poor conditio!n. 'He had her examined after, and he thought he was quite justified in sending her. Mr J. Rhydwen Jo<ne.s, M.R.C.V.S., Llanrwst, $.aid he examined the cow cm. the grd April, and found that she had a foul in the foot in. the off hind Leg, and a swelling of the brisket on. the chest, which is known as serum." He attri- buted that to' the fact that perhaps she had knocked herself against the manger. The foot was suffering from ordinary foul, which was very common, in the district. He did not agree with the other veterinary evidence that it was quite impossible to have this foul without having some other kind of disease. There was. nothing tubercular about her, and he was sorry to have to. differ so diametrica.ry with his fellow profes- sional, and he felt quite positive from the fol- lowing history. He thought the cause of it was the long wet grass, ;nd farmers, as a ruLe, treated them themselves, and from the evidence given by defendant Roberts, he was of opinion that a practical man like Mr Roberts wo.uld be quite justified in sending it to the station. The gallons of water' which were spoken of had dis- appeared, and had practi.ca.Hy recovered, and 11 it was in a last stage on the sgrd, it would be quite impossible for it to. be in that condition to-day. By Mr Crabbe: If the leg was swollen dud matter oozing from the hoof, he would not send it. It was not always a sign that when an animal was perspiring that it was in pain, al- though one wo.uld be inclined to think that. He took the temperature and pulse, and no. sign of tuberculosis whatever was to. be found, and there was not the slightest sign of dropsy. She was in fair condition O1n" the 3rd April. He had .given evidence previously for and against the Society. Mr R. 0. Davies, addressing the Bench, said the Society had placed the case really too. high. 'He did not like to criticise .unduly the evidence of expert witnease.s, but did it satisfy them that it was the evidence of an unbiassed man? He was amazed to. hear in the opening that the cow was in the la.at stages of tuberculosiis, but -when pre'ssted, be was. not very ready, and he gave it to them that there had been an, undue attempt to get t conviction m this case, or else why place the case so. high ? Mr Rhydwen Jones was quite fair, whether for or against the .Society, and anyone who, knew him knew he would not mislead the Bench. He said that the cow that day w&s considerably improved. It was too absurd to ask them to accept it. Re- garding the gallons o.f water, &c., that by that day had disappeared, and that without any operation, the whole had disappeared, and was that anything at all but consistent with the evi- dence of Mr Roberts, the vet. ? After that, there was nothing left. The defendant, Mr Roberts, had been treating the cow for three or four weeks, and its condition was improving. The lameness wa..s going off, an.d a man came and bought her. Die. they doubt his word? If not, he was clearly entitled to. a dismissal. It was mot a case of technicality. They must find that the man had guilty knowledge of the same. Was he conscious of the fact that he was doing some- thing that would infiict pain? and did they doubt his word? It was unfortunate that it was based on the condition of the cow as given, in evi- dence by the Inspector. It was quite possible that the cow might have trod on a loose stone, which would produce the state described by the Inspector. The boy said so, and was it not the state found in experience every day? Was the defend.ant a man likely to. do. such a thing—a mian .in his position., as vice-president of the Show last year? He was sorry that the case had ever been brought, and he asked the Bench to. accerpt the. defendant Roberts' and the expert witness, Rhydwen Jones. evidence, and dismisp the case at once. After a short .retirement, the Chairman, on their return, said, eea--ling with this case, that the magist'na.tes were unanimous that they ac- quit Mr Roberts of any intentional cruelty, in that the animal was sufficiently cured to make the journey, but no doubt the animal was suffer- ing at the time, and that brought them to the defendant John Jomes. He wa;s there by the order of the master, and they dismis'sed the sjufm- mons against both, but they thought there was .a case of cruelty,, but not intentional. Mr Crabbe asked that the costs be remitted, which was donpe.

Bangor Guardians. NEW CHAIRMAN AFTER 25 YEARS. At Friday's meeting of the B.ango.r and Beau- maris Board of Guardians Mr Hugh Thomas, who for 25 years had acted as Chairman, of the Board, was defeated on a division for re-election by the Rev. William Morgan, the voting being 22 to 16. Both the proposer and seconder of M.r Morgan stated they only opposed M.r Thomas's re-election in order to. give others a chaiice of the chairmanship. The retiring Chairman cordially congratulated Mr Morgan on his election and wished him sue- cess. The new Chairman, in eulogistic terms, re- viewed Mr Thomas's services, and proposed a vote of tha.njks to. him, which was carried. Mr W. R. Jones was elected Vice-Chairman, and in returning thanks said he had no. fear of the work, for he was sure that as the duties, of the Vice-Chairman had been light in the future, they would also be light in the past. (Laughter.) Recognising the slip, Mr Jones added, GLad y:ou see the. jo'ke."

]I8IIIf) Lord Alverstone on Cycling. Baron Alveratone, the Lord Chief Justice of England, has been for many years a keen cyclist, and his opinion o{ the S.turm.ey-Araher three- speed gear will be read with interest by every wheelman. He writes regarding this valuable improvement:—" I have ridden it for nearly two. years, and under all sorts of conditions, and find it thoroughly satisfactory in every way. Facility for changing the gear instantaneously without removing the hand from the handlebar, is a great advantage, and the power to change the gear adds materially to. the speed and dis- tance travelled, increasing my pace at least two miles an hour, and it seems to, me that a better rider would gain still more." The Sturmey- Arcber three-.speed gear can be fitted to. any bicycle, and indeed it is not too much to. say that no up-to-date bicycle is complete without it. .Cyclists, however, should see the name on the hub, as there are many cheap imitations abo.ut, which ahow a larger profit to the manufacturer, but have neither the quality nor the reputation of the genuine and original Sturmey-Archer.

Llandudno Police Court. A LONDON MOTORIST HEAVILY FINED. A CHAUFFEUR'S ACCIDENT. The usual Police Court was held at Llandudno. an Monday, .The magistra.tes present were Cbl. Mostyn (presiding), Dr. Dalton, Dr. R. Arthur- Prichard, Messrs. J. Allanson. Picton, Epbraim Wood, Owen Owens, J. 0. Thomas, Robert Roberts, and J. Adey Wells'. Mr. J. McMast.e'r, the newly appointed Chair- man of the LiLandudno Council, took the oath as a magistrate. A MEMBER'S CASE AGAINST THE 'COUNCIL M.r E. E. Bone, solicitor, was the prosecutcfr in a case against the Llandudno Council, of which he is a .member, who' were charged with permitting' a nuisance at the electric light works. Mr. Bone now asked that the case should be adjourned! at the' request of the defendant Coun- cil, in carder that a special committee might con- sider the que'stion of abating the nuisance, if in their opinion there was one. The application, wias acceded to. DRUNK ON LICENSED PREMISES. Mir. E. E. Bone appeared on. behalf of Roy Hamer, Norm.anton, Llandudno., who pleaded guilty to. being drunk, on licensed premise's. A fine of 2s. 6d..and coasts was imposed. A .similar fine w.as in.nic.ted on David Mo!aea Jones!, Nan.ty- gamar, for a like offence. GREAT OR.ME. DEFENDANTS. The following fines were in.nic.ted for the offence of being drunk and disorderly —.Owen Owens, Back Madoc-street, 2S. 6d. and costs.; John Williams, Brook Cottage, Llandudno., 2S. 6d. and costs; Enoch Williams, Great Oû:'me\s Head, 2s.. 6d.. and c.o'sts; W. Lloyd Jones, Great Orme's Head, 5.i. and coats; Daniel and Eliza- beth Owens., Great Orme's Head, is. each and coasts, and D'avid E.vans, Great Orme's Head, 2S. 6d. and. cost.?.. A CAR IN A HOLE. Alfred John Mitchell, g, Chantrey House, Eccleston-stTeet, London., wa:s charged by Deputy Chief Constable Rees. with driving a .motor-car to. the danger' of the public in Han- d.udno. on. the. 27th March. Mr. James MaT.ks appeared to. pro.seoute, and Mr. Vincent Johnson defended MitcheII., who. wlas at.ated to. be in Madeira. It appears that on the 27th March P.C. Wil- liams was on duty on the junction of Lloyd- street and Mostyn-.st'reet, when, he noticed a long slate.-coloured. motor-car passing towards the promenade at. a speed which he considered dangerous to the publ/c. The o.mcer walked up M.ostyn-.st.rest to the junction with North Parade .and there saw the same car proceeding from the .direction of the Grand Hotel towards Church V Walks at a very fast speed. There were a large number of children passing to. and from the Pavilion, the occasion, being the election of the May Qjueon., and besides., at the time the people were going to the afternoon, performance of the Bioscope. Accompanied by Sergeant Jones, P.C. Williams went to. the Empire Hotel, outside' which the car had been drawn up. He went in- side and asked a gentleman standing at the bar whether he wa'j the owner of the car, and he replied that he had nothing to do with it. An- other gentleman was coming from an .adjoining [room, and he said that he was the owner and the driver of the c.ar. He was. asked to. produce his licence, and he did so, allowing the ofH.cer to take the particulars from it. Defendant was told that he would be charged for driving at a dangerous speed, and he replied., I don't think so.. I have only just come from the garage." The defendant declined to give his address in Llandudno. P.C. Williams coa-roborated this statement, adding that the car was travelling at the rate of between. 25 and 30 miles an hour. Griffith Evan;s, a cab driver, said he never saw a c.ar g-oan.g so. fast as the one driven by the de- fendant that Saturday afternoon.. There were a number of children about at that time. The C:CvT was undoubtedly being driven to the dangei of the public. Crass-examined, be. said. this wa.s the only car he had ever seen driven to the dangej- of the public in Llandudno. It was being driven at three times the pace of a horse, which cofuid travel 10 mi \)S p.n hour. Thomas' Hughes, a bath-chair proprietor, esti- mated the speed at about 30 miles an hour. He had never seen one go so fast. For the defence, Mr. Johnson said that the defendant had driven cars for years, and had travelled through every road and lane in Eng- land, Scotland., Ireland, and Wales, and there- fore had a reputation to maintain. With the exception of a conviction seven years ago in Kent, there were no. complaints against him by anybody. He had evidence to prove that the ofEcer was not telling the truth. The defendant kept well within; the speed limit. Although they were alleged to. be travelling at 2< o.r 30 miles an hour, they were not summoned'for exceeding the speed., no. doubt because of the fact that the licence would be endorsed if the graver charge was proved. John Alfred Ricketson. said he was a personal friend of the defendant., and had driven, thou- sands and thousands of miles with him. De- fendjant was considered! one of the expert driver's of London, and be had never been, stopped dur- ing the six yeiar,-i witness had travelled with ;h]im. He had never done any damage to. any- body, neither had be met with an accident. On the Saturday in question they had only just left the garage, the car being cold, and it was im- possible to. get .any speed out of bea-. They were not travelling ten. miles an hour through the speed limit, and. not. IS miles afterwards to. the Grand Hotel. The defendant when. approached in the Empire Hotel by the ofneera offered to' have the speedo.mete.r tested. That could, if they wiah'ed, be brought to the next Court to. prove his statement. Mr. C.rock)ett, a Llandudno surveyor, gave evi- dence that he heard a motor-car making a tre- mendous noise on the promenade. He waited, as he thought it was racing, but he was sur- prised to find that it was only travelling afbout eight miles an hour. Judging from the noise, they would thing the c.ar was travelling 30 miles an ho.u.r. The magistrates retired, and on their return. to. Ooufrt the Chairman, said they considered the case clearly proved, and imposed a fine of _Cio and costs, to include an advocate's fee. John Hoyla McG.ui.re, chauffeur residing in Blatham-lane, Leeds, was charged with a similar offence on the 15th April. 'M.r. Marks prosecuted, and. M'r. Johnson again defended. In opening, Mr. Marks said that the facts were con.nned to independent witnesses. Thomas Ro- bert's a gardener, was on the Conway-road, abouft 200 yards on the Llanrhos side of the Mostyn Arms Ho'tel, when he noticed a car being driven at a terrific pace, swerving from one side of the road t01 the other. Roberts immediately climbed the railings' on the side of the road to' get out of the way, and later in the evening he saw the same c.ar in a hole in the road, which had beens made owing to. burst in. a water main. William Phillips, a fruiterer, would say that he saw the oar travelling at express speed. A Council wo.rk- cman was employed to warn. drivers of vehicles of the danger caused by the cavity in the road. H'e would say that he saw the car co'min.g at a terrific apeed, and that he ran to. meet it wav- ing his cap, but the driver took no notice, with the result that an. accident occurred. Evidence was .given by Thomas Roberts, Wm.

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Police Officer Honoured at Lianrwst. PRESENTATION TO SUPERINTENDENT WOOEAM. At the Hanrwst Patty Sessions, on Monday, .Sup'e!rintendent Woo'lam was made the .recip.ieait of a gold watch, given by the magistrates, 0. u. token of their esteem, on hia leaving the dis- trict to take up the sup'erintendenjtship of another division. The presentation was made by the Chairman, 'Co.Ionjel Sandbach. There were also present 'Colonel Higson, Messrs 0. Lsgo'ed Jones, H. J. W. '\VaHi:nlg, L. W. Jelf Petit, W. B. Halhed, W. J. Williams, Edw.ard- Mills, J. R. Williams, and William Hugbas; with the Justices' CLerk, Mr C. T. Alltard. T"'ho Chairman said he had a very pleasing ceremony to. perform, name.ly, to present Super- intandent Wnol.am with a watch, s'ubscnbed by the Justices and Clerk, for the services be had .rendered whilst at Llanrwst, and. it gave him the greatest pleasure, on behalf of the "m'agis.- tratas Off that divisio'n, to hand it to' Mr Woolam. Lt was against the rules for the public to. be al- lowed, but they as Justices' were within theur bound's in. making a pre'sefntation, to' show their appreciation of his services whilst in the divi- sion. The duties of the police were very oner- ou)s, and at times called for the' exercises of tact., courtesy, decision, and experience, all of which qualities Mr Woolam had shown pre- eminently, and on behalf of the Bench, he had greatest pleasure in handing over to' him the watch, on which was the ;,oliliowing inscription —" Presented to' Superi'ntc.nclent F. Wooilam by the Magistrates and Clerk of the E.lanrwst Bench, on his promotion to the Denbigh Divi- sion, February, igoo. Mr Petit ailso expressed his appreciation. Mr Watling said. it was the rmai-rmoDs. wish of the to.w.n that such a presentation should be 'made, but unfortunately the Chief Constable wo!-u!ld not allow it. Mr 0. isgoed Jo'nes s'aid he had followed the career of their chiefs, amomgsrt whom was Supt. Woo,lam, who had been promoted. He always found him attentive, obliging, and kind. and the laast they, as magistrates, couLd do' was to. sub- scribe to' the presentation and he hoped he ""oUiM yet go' on, and 'the county would get the benefit of his experience. Mir R. 0. Davies, on behalf of the solicitors practising at that GOIUIl t and belonging to the public, said he always admired Supt. Woolam, and he always felt the deepest regard, and ad- miration for him. Supt. Woolam, in accepting the present, said he wag much 'obliged to them, and would prize it as one of the most valuable in his possession. During his atay in the district, two of those years were particularly lively ones, when tht: navvies were at Dolgarrog. But he always fo.und the p'uMic at Elan.rw.st ever willing to ajg'sist. He dasired particularly to thank Mr Allard for his kindness and assistance, and Mr Watling for the trouble he had taken, and if ever he had hurt anyone's feelings during his stay at ELan- rwst, he was extremely sorry for it. He again thanked them for the present.

Abergele Antiquaries. A DEEIGHTFUE EXCURSION. The first summer excursion .of the Abergele and District Antiquarian. As.ocia.tio!n took place on Thursday afternoon, when a large party dro.ve to Elanrhaiadr, in the Vale of .Clwyd. The weather was not at all favourable for such a long drive, but the Oturting w'aa very much enjoyed in spite of all dimculties. A short stay for the purpose of resting the horses at St. Asaph gave the party an opportunity of paying a hurried visit to the Pariah Church—a type of the Vale. of Clwy'd church architecture with its double aisles, of great width. Dick Aberdtaro'n, the great linqu- Mt, is buried in its, churchyard. It will be re- membered that last autumn an excursion was made to Denbigh when' Eg.lwys. Wen. was visited. The work of restoration was then proceeding, the ancient fabric being thus salved from ruin., and the reputation of Denbigh, from an anfti- quiarian. point of view, thereby considerably en- hanced. M.r. Foulkes. Roberts, one of the Vice- Presidents of the' Association, met the party on this occasion at the same old church, and his explanations, of the. work done recently and of the many features of interest contained withrn its wall's, was listened to. with great interest.' Special care has been taken, to. preserve as much as po'ssibLe. the style and character of the old work., this being especially noticeable, in the beautiful screen. The total cost of the renova- tion amo.unted to abo.ut Ci,c)oq, and the money was readilv subscribed by rich and poor. The Rev. D'aniel. Davies, Late Rector of Denbigh, in- itiated the mo.vem.en.t, and the work was corn. pleted by his successor, 'Rev. T. Redfern, M.A., assisted by a representative committee. Pro- ceeding to. E'lanrhaiadr, the party were met by the Rev. D. W Evans an.d Evan's, formerly of St.. 'George', who' conducted them to' the Parish 'Church, a fine structure'. The tower containSl two. bells, one of which is 200 years o.ld. The roof is oak timbered, the portion of it above the chance!! adornted with beautiful carvings, representing the wine and corn—emblematic of the bread and wine of the Holy Communion. The inscription on one of the tombs in the churchyard is rather vain,, proving that the family were proud of their pedigree —Ivan ap Robert of Perth ap David ap Grim.th ap Vaughan, ap Bethyn: ap Meredith, ap lorwerth ap Elewdyn, ap Helbin ap Cbvryd ap Cadvan ap ALawgur ap CadeN! the King of Powys, who de, p'aa'ted this life xx. Mar.'h 1642, aged x'cv. Near .by is the grav'e of Captain Wynne, a descendant of Catherine of Ber'ain. He was one. of the de- fenders. of Denbigh Castle for the King, under CoJonel Sa.lusbury, against the. Parliamentary Army. The .seige lasted for about twelve months. Miany desperate sallies were made by the be- seigetd., and in on of these Captain Wynne was worunded, died three days after, and -wias interred at LlanThaiadr. After a visit to a f'amo.us weM., ,the party proceeded to the Vicarage hr tea. ,Mrs. G. T. Evan's proposed, and Mr. J. R. Ellis seconded,, a hearty vote of thanks to. the Rev. D. W. Evans' and Mrs. Evans for their cordial welcome, coupling with them. the names of Mr. 'R. B. Searell.. and' Mr. Fouitbes Roberts, who 'had given au'oh vatu'a.Me' assistance in making tfhe excursion, ao' enjoyable and profitable. SEARCHLIGHT.

One of the guests at a certain country house dressed in. the. dju<ak the otthetr even'ifng, and was a trine iiate,at 'the dimnar table, where his arriva;! was .greeted with applause. Something stylish about your get-up this time," said the host, but it was the ijlooy of thte house who. realised the truth. Why, you silly man," the oibsecrved, yau've .got tw)o collars on,

PhfiiLldps (Back St George's-crescent), David Wil- liilams (a Council workman. who was looking after the burst main on the day in question), and. P..S. Edward. Williams At tibia point Mr. Johnson. submitted that the def'e!nd)ant had not been. identified, and the Bench retired to consider' the submission. Thgy retMrned, and re-called Sergeant Wil- liam's, who swore that the defendant drove the car from the hole in the road., and also that the defendant admitted to. him halving driven.. the car from Coilwyn. Bay that night. Mr. Joihnson said he did not propose to &aH the. de-fendtant. He s'ubmit.ted that there was no danger to. the public, as it was the' common. practice on v/i.de roads like this one to exceed the twenty-.mile limit. Take the Corwen to Bet- tws road. More harm would be done driving at ssv.en or eight mijies an hoMr up Mo'stvn-street than y or 40 miles, an hour on that road. The Bench agaim retired, and after consulta- tio'n the Chairman said they were: of opinion that the case had been proved, and imposed a .fine' Oif £5 and coasts, to inc.lfud.e the advoc-ate's fee.